The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-06-11
MICHIGAN.
Condensed lseg orts OF the atcst News
nom all Parts or the statc.



The Senate on the 18th passed House
bills TO abolish the Upper House Of the
Detroit Common Council. 70 am md
the Mutual Fire Insurance law 50 that
the farmers companies can extend
their period OF incorporation, also SEN
ate bills 10 suppress bucket shops.
amending the divorce laws, and amend
Jog the Wolf Bounty law SO as 60
make il apply TO the Upper Peninsula.
The Senate on the 18th passed SEN
ator Monroe's bill revising the State
Banking Law. fhe most important
feature of the bin is the creation o:
banking department the head Of which
IL 70 be entitled the Commissioner OF
Banking and is 20 receive an annual
salary OF $500. His duties in rela-
ton 20 State Banks are almost identi-
cal with those OF National Bank Ex-
amiDer 10 the National Banks. Sena-
tor Crosby's bill 20 transfer the tax
collecting part of the Auditor-Gener-
ais work to the County Treasnrers Of
the respective counties was defeated.
The House bill appropriating
$62, l05 for new buildings for the
Agricultural College passed the Sen
ate. The Senate also passed bill re-
curing the use of blowers on emery
wheels in all factories where the same
are used. The Senate declined to con
cur in the House amendments TO the
University Appropriation Dill, and a
committee OF conference was APP
pointed.
The Senate on the 9th passed the
House bill amending the charter OF
Portland City; TO make an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for the State Industrial
Home for girls; TO regulate the powers
and duties OF school trustees In the
City OF Jackson, and House bills 10
prevent crime and punish truancy, and
TO prohibit the employment or male
children under ii years and female
children under Is years more than
nine hours per day. The amended
House liquor bill was under discussion
in committee Oh the whole through
the afternoon and was continued at
an evening session. The tendency was
20 attach amendments making the
bin less stringent without as yet dis
turbing the higher tax.
HOUSE.
The House on the 18th took from
the table and passed the Rogers bill to
regulate passenger and freight traffic
on Michigan roads. The bill requires
that all railroads shall conspicuously
post placards showing their passenger
and freight rates in depots, prohibits
pooling, prohibits the changing OF a
larger or an equal rate for a snort rs
for long haul or charging greater
rate from one person than another for
the same service Violations of the
bill are made punishabe by fines OF from
$500 TO 81 900 for the first oiiense and
from $4,000 TO $4,000 for third
offense. The bill providing for the
eventual consolidation of the cities OF
saginaw and East saginaw and the
villages OF Carrollton and Florence as
one city under the name of saginaw
was passed
The House on the both, passed bills
TO authorize the village OF Benton
Harbor TO borrow money for pubic
improvements; 10 amend the charter
OF Niles City; authorizing the city OF
Kalamazoo I'd vacate streets. The
Public Health Commissioner reported
adversely upon the bill to provide TO
registration of physicians and surgeons
and TO protect persons against quack
cry. BY vote OF 90 TO the Hous'
failed to pass the joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 to the Lax
Linden fire sufferers. a two-thirds vot
being necessary. The vote was re
considered and the resolution vii
come up again.
The House NJ its morning session o
the 9th, passed bills to authorize tn
township of Deep River, Arenac coun
w. TO borrow $4,000 for internal i'm
provements; to amend the act estah
fishing board of pardons by aliowin
a secretary at salary OF $1,000 pe
wear. The House spent the afternoo
in committee OF the whole. By IA
the most important bill agreed 70 wa
Mr.. Hosford's prohibiting the holdin
of real estate by corporations Tor
longer term than ten years.
STATE ITEMS.
--Cheboygan has shipped l6,O0O,O0
foet OF lumber this season.
George l.. Yaple will deliver "a
Fourth of July Grafton ut MaIshan.
The foundation walls are bein
laid for the gas works at st. Johns.